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J&K Police Employ AI Facial Recognition to Apprehend OGW Before Amarnath Yatra

Lieutenant Governor’s administration has declared pilgrimage routes no-flying zones to bolster security after the April attack.

The arrested was handed over to the Pahalgam police station for further legal action, they added. (File)
J&K Police Heighten Security With AI-Based Facial Recognition System, Nabs OGW Ahead Of Amarnath Yatra | Image: Republic
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Overview

  • J&K Police deployed AI-based facial recognition units at strategic checkpoints in Kashmir to strengthen pre-yatra security.
  • On June 19, the system at the Langanbal check-post flagged a suspected Over-Ground Worker who was immediately taken into custody for questioning.
  • The arrested man held a prior FIR from 2005 and was working as a carpenter in Seer Hamdan when identified by the new technology.
  • The annual Amarnath Yatra will commence on July 3 from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Sonamarg, with additional CRPF companies deployed to safeguard pilgrims.
  • Security efforts were intensified after the April 22 Pahalgam terror strike that left 26 civilians dead.